alternatives

Just thought as we were framing the promised land discussion I should check out some of the alternative websites out there.

www.promisedland.org
It seems Pastor Grace and his people are building a new church in Rochester, New York. Big name, big dreams.

www.promisedland.net
Want to purchase 'Christian' merchandise. Here is the place to go apparently.

www.thepromisedland.org
How's about investing in property? Yes! This site promises land.

www.promisedland.com
My personal favourite. A Christian Paintball park.
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...promised land...?

Some definitions to kick it off- not my own...

Promised Land
–noun

1. Heaven.
2. Canaan, the land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants. Gen. 12:7.
3. (often lowercase) a place or situation believed to hold ultimate happiness.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)


promised land
noun

1. an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism [syn: Palestine]
2. any place of complete bliss and delight and peace [syn: Eden]
3. the goal towards which Christians strive
WordNet® 2.1


Prom·ised Land (prŏm'ĭst)
n.
1. The land of Canaan, promised by the Lord to Abraham's descendants in the Bible.
2. A longed-for place where complete satisfaction and happiness will be achieved.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

...promised land...?

In what may be the greatest rock 'n roll song of all time The Boss aka. Bruce Springsteen sings, "...whooaa come take my hand, we're riding out tonight to case the promised land..."
Martin Luther King Jnr. famously exclaimed, "...I have seen the promised land."
In a great old hymn, most recently re-released by Jars of Clay on an album called 'Redemption Songs', the chorus repeats, "I am bound, I am bound, I am bound for the promised land."

This blog definitely is not the promised land itself, but is an attempt at a dialogue (internally and hopefully externally) about what a promised land might look like... (the blog may digress at times, though the underlying intent will be there).

I have an instinct that the promised land is in fact all around us. We can taste it, see it, smell it, feel it... I also have an instinct that it is a long way away, barely visible through the haze, just above the horizon line...

What do you think? You will most certainly be hearing more from me.